USS Des Moines (CL-17)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Des Moines.

Post card photo of USS Des Moines (CL-17), at anchor.
History
United States
NameDes Moines
NamesakeCity of Des Moines, Iowa
Ordered3 March 1899
Awarded14 December 1899
BuilderFore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$1,065,000 (contract price of hull and machinery)
Yard number107
Laid down28 August 1900
Launched20 September 1902
Sponsored byMiss Elsie Macomber
Commissioned5 March 1904
Decommissioned9 April 1921
Reclassified
  • PG-29, 17 July 1920
  • CL-17, 8 August 1921
Identification
  • Hull symbol: C-15
  • Hull symbol: PG-29
  • Hull symbol: CL-17
FateSold for scrapping, 11 March 1930
General characteristics (as built)[1][2]
Class and typeDenver-class protected cruiser
Displacement
  • 3,200 long tons (3,251 t) (standard)
  • 3,514 long tons (3,570 t) (full load)
Length
  • 308 ft 9 in (94.11 m) oa
  • 292 ft (89 m)pp
Beam44 ft (13 m)
Draft15 ft 9 in (4.80 m) (mean)
Installed power
Propulsion
Sail planSchooner
Speed
  • 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
  • 16.65 knots (30.84 km/h; 19.16 mph) (Speed on Trial)
Complement30 officers 261 enlisted men
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 2+1⁄2 in (64 mm) (slope)
  • 3⁄16 in (4.8 mm) (flat)
  • Shields: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm)
General characteristics (1921)[2][3]
Armament
  • 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/50 caliber Mark 5 breech-loading rifles
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 anti-aircraft gun
  • 6 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns
  • 2 × 1-pounder (37 mm (1.5 in)) guns

USS Des Moines (C-15/PG-29/CL-17) was a protected cruiser of the Denver class in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Des Moines, Iowa.

Des Moines was launched on 20 September 1902 at the Fore River Ship and Engine Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Miss Elsie Macomber; and commissioned on 5 March 1904.[4]

She was designated PG-29 on 7 July 1920, and redesignated CL-17 on 8 August 1921.[4]

  1. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 January 1914. pp. 40–47. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Toppan, Andrew (8 September 1996). "US Cruisers List: Protected Cruisers and Peace Cruisers". Hazegray.org. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1921. pp. 60–67. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Des Moines I (C-15)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.